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Brush fires in Laurel under investigation

Howard County fire officials said they are investigating the cause of several brush fires in Laurel.

Firefighters responded to the 9000 block of Whiskey Bottom Road around 9:30 p.m. Sunday to find an abandoned house fully engulfed in fire as well as several nearby brush fires.

Additional crews from Anne Arundel and Prince George's counties were called into assist with battling the blaze, officials said. Firefighters used multiple 4x4 brush trucks and an ATV to extinguish additional brush fires started by embers from the burning home and the fires were under control within an hour, officials said.

No injuries were reported.

Fire investigators are trying to determine the cause of the fires and whether they started in the abandoned house or in the brush.

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